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David Erkens
Assistant Professor of Accounting

USC Marshall School of Business
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0808

Phone: 
213-740-9318
erkens@marshall.usc.edu
Education: 
PhD, Arizona State University; MS, Maastricht University

Overview

David Erkens' research focuses on the determinants and effects of expertise as it relates to management control systems, particularly controls related to compensation arrangements and corporate governance. His research has been published (or accepted for publication) in the Journal of Accounting Research and The Accounting Review and has been covered by the press, such as Agenda, CFO Magazine and The Economist. Professor Erkens received the best paper award from the AAA Management Accounting Section Mid-Year Meeting in 2007. Prior to his doctorate, he worked as an auditor for PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Research

Affiliated bankers on board and conservative accounting • 2012
Cognitive Conflict and Decision Making in Board Rooms • 2012
The Role of Firm Status in Appointment of Accounting Financial Experts to Audit Committees • 2012
The Role of Firm Status in Appointments of Accounting Financial Experts to Audit Committees • 2012
Strategy and Control: Findings from a Set-Theoretical Analysis of High-Performance Manufacturing Firms • 2012
Corporate Governance Reform is not the Panacea for Preventing Future Financial Crises • 2011
Affiliated bankers on board and conservative accounting • 2011
Do Firms Use Stock-Based Pay to Keep Research and Development Investments Secret? • 2011
Knowledge Sharing and Incentive Design in Production Environments: Theory and Evidence • 2009
Corporate governance in the recent financial crisis: Evidence from financial institutions worldwide • 2009